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Stakes raised in Stock Exchange battle
OM Gruppen, the operator of Sweden's stock exchange, has raised the stakes in its battle to take over the London Stock Exchange. OM said it would offer LSE shareholders £35.83 in cash and OM shares for each share, in a bid valuing it at £1.06 billion.
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Len's last lap in memory of three wives
Marathon man Len Jones, who lost three wives to cancer, has retired from running after raising thousands for charities which battle the disease. The 84-year-old will be made an MBE for his fund-raising efforts when he meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace
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Role that's close to TV star Judy's heart
In old clothes, with dishevelled hair and dirty fingernails, former Keeping Up Appearances star Judy Cornwell looked far from glamorous. Her outfit was old and shabby, her teeth had been made to look yellow and dirty and she had a scarf over her head.
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Purser claims unfair dismissal
A British Airways purser downed champagne stolen from his flight before being arrested on suspicion of raping a stewardess, an employment tribunal heard today. The stewardess, who cannot be named, made the allegation after she, the captain and cabin crew
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I taught chart star Billie to sing
She may be a chart-topping pop star but Billie Piper still needs singing lessons. And when the teenage pop queen decided she needed a little fine tuning she turned to a former Sussex schoolgirl. Classical singer Izzy - alias Isobel Copper, 25 - has been
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Me and My Kids, by Bini McCall
We have acquired a new member to our household. My daughter's last two years of pleading for a dog finally got to us. She managed to persuade her dad to visit the local RSPCA centre at Patcham where she promptly fell in love with a black mongrel. We took
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
The saying used to be "I'm going out into the garden to eat worms" when things were getting on top and you were feeling miserable. Your mother probably warned you against doing anything so stupid and the moment eventually passed following a judicious
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Scenes of devastation
Many of those evacuated during the great flood could have to wait up to six months to return to their homes. Lewes residents, some in tears, were allowed to survey their wrecked houses for the first time at the weekend. Insurance assessors arrived in
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I'm English
What on earth is the Government up to now? It wants us to become a multi-cultural society and to do away with the word British. How offensive can one get? I joined the Royal Navy before the last war and, when it broke out, fought for my country, Britain
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Skipper calls for changes as Crawley crash
Leaders Crawley Town stumbled to their third straight defeat when they lost 1-0 at Moor Green with an unconvincing display that left skipper John Ugbah calling for changes. Reds could have moved five points clear at the top of the premier with victory
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Why a plaque?
I'm baffled by the story of a plaque being put up in honour of a man who has eaten 99 portions of fish and chips during the past three years (Argus, October 10). I eat fish and chips once or twice per week, say 200 times in three years, but I don't seem
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One to note
Soprano Isabel Cooper taught Billie Piper to sing and has seen her soar up the pop charts. But Izzy is expecting to top the classical charts herself with her new album. She thinks people will warm to her blend of accessible classics as they grow tired
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Obligated
With all the fuss about pensions, the fact remains we have paid compulsory insurance contributions all our working lives, which surely must create a contractual obligation to pay out on an agreed scale, rather than a charitable handout which can be means
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Sussex deputy manager puts one over boss
Sussex assistant manager Dave John got one over on the county boss John Suter as his Hassocks side beat Horsham YMCA 2-1 at the Beacon. In midweek, Suter and John shared the same dugout as Sussex began their defence of the South West Counties Championship
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A mum's love
Christine Wickham, from Woodingdean, Brighton, has made a tremendous sacrifice to enable her son Nicholas to live a long and healthy life. She has donated a kidney to him so he will no longer need dialysis or have to take a cocktail of pills every day
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Looters pounce on flood-hit homes
Looters have taken advantage of the flood chaos in Sussex by breaking into homes, shops and a church. With police at full stretch coping with the disaster, which has devastated parts of Lewes and Uckfield, burglars used the opportunity to go on a crime
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Hornets swarming
Hastings 2 Horsham 3 John Maggs has got the FA Cup bug again after guiding Horsham to a shock win over Hastings Town. The former Crawley Town manager and chairman could scarcely contain his delight after seeing his team upset their higher grade opponents
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Illogical plan to move hospitals is ill-considered
Moving non-urgent surgical operations to the Princess Royal Hospital - as suggested in the document Modern Hospital Services for Central Sussex, from the Central Sussex Partnership Programme - and re-directing all surgical and accident emergencies to
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Tough on Bears
Mark Dunning felt Brighton Bears paid a heavy price for crucial mistakes as Manchester Giants edged past them 74-72 in the National Cup clash at the Brighton Centre. Giants scraped through right at the death after Bears were controversially penalised
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Frustration for Albion
Albion 0 Scunthorpe 0 Albion became victims of their own success in a bore draw. And manager Micky Adams has warned players and fans alike to expect more of the same at Withdean now that the Seagulls are regarded as contenders for promotion. Scunthorpe's
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Join up to protect beauty spot
Residents are invited to join a group set up to help protect a beauty spot. Telscombe Tye, on the Downs near Telscombe Cliffs, suffers almost annual summer invasions by travellers and debate continues over whether it should be fenced off. Now residents
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Land Rovers all over the prom
More than 200 Land Rovers rolled along Brighton seafront in a rally at the weekend. Enthusiasts from around the country drove from London to Marine Parade for the event, which was scheduled for last month but scuppered by the fuel crisis. Co-organiser
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Prize for horror writer's daughter
The daughter of horror writer James Herbert has won a prize for gaining the best GCSE results in 290 independent schools. Casey Herbert, 16, has been awarded the Whitbread Prize after achieving 13 As including 11A* passes. Mum Eileen said: "We are absolutely
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Warning over petrol thieves
Police are warning car owners to be on their guard against petrol thieves. Officers at Hastings say Mini owners are particularly at risk. Over the past few weeks many cars have had their petrol caps prised open or sawn off and their fuel tanks emptied
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Len's last lap in memory of three wives
Marathon man Len Jones, who lost three wives to cancer, has retired from running after raising thousands for charities which battle the disease. The 84-year-old will be made an MBE for his fund-raising efforts when he meets the Queen at Buckingham Palace
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Role that's close to TV star Judy's heart
In old clothes, with dishevelled hair and dirty fingernails, former Keeping Up Appearances star Judy Cornwell looked far from glamorous. Her outfit was old and shabby, her teeth had been made to look yellow and dirty and she had a scarf over her head.
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Man stabbed in back
A man was stabbed in the back after trying to stop an argument. The attack happened at 2.30am yesterday outside the Brighton Centre. The victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. One man was arrested
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Cabbie hurt in robbery
A taxi driver suffered serious head injuries after being attacked with a wheel brace. The attacker struck the driver from inside the cab and stole £70, then fled. The driver was found staggering in the street by passers-by and was taken to the Royal Sussex
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A song for Zoe
Hove-based DJ Norman Cook has created a song for pregnant wife Zoe Ball - but it may have his bride blushing. The DJ, known to millions as Fatboy Slim, put together the track - called Talking About My Baby - for his new album Halfway Between The Gutter
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Back to the battle
Thousands defied wet weather to take a spectacular step back in time and see history's most famous battle re-enacted. Historic Battle Abbey provided the backdrop to the Battle of Hastings event. More than 1,000 people dressed as Norman and Saxon warriors
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Purser claims unfair dismissal
A British Airways purser downed champagne stolen from his flight before being arrested on suspicion of raping a stewardess, an employment tribunal heard today. The stewardess, who cannot be named, made the allegation after she, the captain and cabin crew
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I taught chart star Billie to sing
She may be a chart-topping pop star but Billie Piper still needs singing lessons. And when the teenage pop queen decided she needed a little fine tuning she turned to a former Sussex schoolgirl. Classical singer Izzy - alias Isobel Copper, 25 - has been
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Pollution alert in flooded towns
The Environment Agency says the risk of pollution is now a major problem for hundreds of people returning to their flood-hit homes. People in Lewes spent yesterday mopping up after the deluge that swept across the region. A clearer picture of the extent
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I'm English
What on earth is the Government up to now? It wants us to become a multi-cultural society and to do away with the word British. How offensive can one get? I joined the Royal Navy before the last war and, when it broke out, fought for my country, Britain
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My gift of life
A mother told today how she saved her son's life by giving him one of her kidneys. Christine Wickham went through agony but says it was worth it to hear Nicholas, 20, say: "Thanks Mum." The operation, which will enable Nicholas to live a longer, healthier
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Rings hollow
Marion Spain's assurances that the Countryside Agency is going as fast as it can in designating the South Downs a National Park ring a little hollow. Earlier this year, it extended an already lengthy process by almost a year to draw up a vision for the
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Skipper calls for changes as Crawley crash
Leaders Crawley Town stumbled to their third straight defeat when they lost 1-0 at Moor Green with an unconvincing display that left skipper John Ugbah calling for changes. Reds could have moved five points clear at the top of the premier with victory
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Why a plaque?
I'm baffled by the story of a plaque being put up in honour of a man who has eaten 99 portions of fish and chips during the past three years (Argus, October 10). I eat fish and chips once or twice per week, say 200 times in three years, but I don't seem
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Hornets swarming
Hastings 2 Horsham 3 John Maggs has got the FA Cup bug again after guiding Horsham to a shock win over Hastings Town. The former Crawley Town manager and chairman could scarcely contain his delight after seeing his team upset their higher grade opponents
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Waiting for your views
Brighton and Hove have a housing crisis which is easily the worst of any town in the South East outside London. Hemmed between the Downs and the sea, the towns have run out of large sites where new homes can be built. Because the area is so popular, rising
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Double dream over for Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles are out of the Craven Shield after Poole Pirates spoiled the party at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The newly-crowned Elite League champions were held to a 45-45 draw which ended their hopes of reaching the shield final and completing
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Tough on Bears
Mark Dunning felt Brighton Bears paid a heavy price for crucial mistakes as Manchester Giants edged past them 74-72 in the National Cup clash at the Brighton Centre. Giants scraped through right at the death after Bears were controversially penalised
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Villages join A&E battle
Villagers will take up the fight against the threat to casualty services at the Princess Royal Hospital this week. More than 54,000 people signed a petition opposing changes proposed by NHS chiefs - about 7,000 more than estimated when Dame Vera Lynn
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Prince Edward to visit flood victims
The Earl of Wessex is to meet Sussex traders and homeowners whose properties have been damaged by flooding. As heavy rain hampered the massive clean-up across the region and threatened further flooding, the planned Royal visit was welcomed as a "fillip
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Soldier's search for wartime friends
A war veteran is searching for the family who gave him a home before one of the most famous battles in history. The Normandy landings of 1944 were the beginning of the end for Hitler but claimed thousands of Allied lives. One of the survivors was Arthur
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Prince Philip to visit airport
The Duke of Edinburgh is visiting Gatwick Airport to open the new headquarters of GB Airways. The historic building, known as The Beehive, was Gatwick's first airport terminal building. It dates back to 1936 and is one of the oldest airport terminal buildings
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Traders fear lamp-posts will fall
Traders fear new lamp-posts could topple on shoppers when high winds next batter their street. Brighton and Hove Council is spending more than £250,000 to revamp a section of the road between Montpelier Road and Holland Road in Hove. Three new pedestrian
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Gunman's suicide threat
Armed police were called in after a man threatened to shoot himself. He telephoned police last night from an address in Mayflower Square, near Brighton station. Officers, some of them armed, sealed off the area and police continued speaking to the man
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Tomboy - Popstar
A Sussex soprano has been teaching a popstar how to sing. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine
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Man stabbed in back
A man was stabbed in the back after trying to stop an argument. The attack happened at 2.30am yesterday outside the Brighton Centre. The victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital but his injuries were not life-threatening. One man was arrested
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Cabbie hurt in robbery
A taxi driver suffered serious head injuries after being attacked with a wheel brace. The attacker struck the driver from inside the cab and stole £70, then fled. The driver was found staggering in the street by passers-by and was taken to the Royal Sussex
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A song for Zoe
Hove-based DJ Norman Cook has created a song for pregnant wife Zoe Ball - but it may have his bride blushing. The DJ, known to millions as Fatboy Slim, put together the track - called Talking About My Baby - for his new album Halfway Between The Gutter
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Thousands go to blazes
More than 20,000 people lined the roads for a torchlit procession to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. They witnessed a dazzling display as Hastings Bonfire Society members, dressed in colourful costumes, carried burning torches through
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Banned from Sussex
A man accused of attempting to murder his estranged wife's new partner appeared in court today. John William Terry, 56, of Hannington Place, Hurstpierpoint, is alleged to have driven his car at Martin Bender at a car park in Withdean, Brighton, on October
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Share your story from the great flood
Were you affected by the floods that brought Sussex to a standstill? Perhaps you were stranded in your home, had to abandon your car or witnessed a daring rescue. Whatever your experience, we want to hear it in your own words. We'll post as many of your
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Love Matters, by Julia Meanwell
According to a recent report, one in three people have a romantic liaison with a work colleague. People who work in close proximity probably spend more time together than the average couple. Apart from the obvious difficulties of conducting an office
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Pollution alert in flooded towns
The Environment Agency says the risk of pollution is now a major problem for hundreds of people returning to their flood-hit homes. People in Lewes spent yesterday mopping up after the deluge that swept across the region. A clearer picture of the extent
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My gift of life
A mother told today how she saved her son's life by giving him one of her kidneys. Christine Wickham went through agony but says it was worth it to hear Nicholas, 20, say: "Thanks Mum." The operation, which will enable Nicholas to live a longer, healthier
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Devastated
I was devastated to read Brighton and Hove Council has given planning permission for a supermarket and cheap houses on the Brighton Station site. Is there no one on the council who shares my vision of a massive shopping centre for the site? It could house
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Rings hollow
Marion Spain's assurances that the Countryside Agency is going as fast as it can in designating the South Downs a National Park ring a little hollow. Earlier this year, it extended an already lengthy process by almost a year to draw up a vision for the
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Get together
I think it time the people of Brighton and Hove got together to sue Brighton and Hove Council for its inability to maintain clean streets. Local councillors tell us side streets are inspected and cleaned three times a week. In my street, however, rubbish
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Pensions point
Chuck Odom's claim the pension was originally introduced to help subsidise people's savings and not to live on (Opinion, October 5) is not true. Joseph Chamberlain first proposed such a scheme. He intended it to be voluntary with the State only supplementing
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Waiting for your views
Brighton and Hove have a housing crisis which is easily the worst of any town in the South East outside London. Hemmed between the Downs and the sea, the towns have run out of large sites where new homes can be built. Because the area is so popular, rising
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Double dream over for Eagles
Eastbourne Eagles are out of the Craven Shield after Poole Pirates spoiled the party at Arlington Stadium on Saturday night. The newly-crowned Elite League champions were held to a 45-45 draw which ended their hopes of reaching the shield final and completing
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He acted wrongly
The report on Rob Thomson, headmaster of West Blatchington Junior School, who was hailed a hero after single-handedly tackling a fire, made my blood boil. Surely he acted in the exact opposite way the fire brigade would recommend, which is to get yourself
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Albion boss has no complaints
Albion manager Micky Adams has refused to blame Scunthorpe's spoiling tactics for scuppering his side's winning streak. Saturday's goalless stalemate at Withdean interrupted the Seagulls' sequence of five straight League victories. Fans, angered by persistent
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Prince Edward to visit flood victims
The Earl of Wessex is to meet Sussex traders and homeowners whose properties have been damaged by flooding. As heavy rain hampered the massive clean-up across the region and threatened further flooding, the planned Royal visit was welcomed as a "fillip
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Soldier's search for wartime friends
A war veteran is searching for the family who gave him a home before one of the most famous battles in history. The Normandy landings of 1944 were the beginning of the end for Hitler but claimed thousands of Allied lives. One of the survivors was Arthur
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Remembering the exodus
Descendants of 1,800 Sussex people who went in search of a new life in Canada in the 19th Century will return to their roots this month. They will be guests of honour at a ceremony to mark the end of a ten-year research project into an emigration scheme
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Traders fear lamp-posts will fall
Traders fear new lamp-posts could topple on shoppers when high winds next batter their street. Brighton and Hove Council is spending more than £250,000 to revamp a section of the road between Montpelier Road and Holland Road in Hove. Three new pedestrian
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Mapping out the future
The new local plan for Brighton and Hove will provide a blueprint for development over the next decade. Councillors will debate some of its key points on Thursday. Here we examine ten points from the plan. WALKING The local plan aims to coax people out
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Gunman's suicide threat
Armed police were called in after a man threatened to shoot himself. He telephoned police last night from an address in Mayflower Square, near Brighton station. Officers, some of them armed, sealed off the area and police continued speaking to the man
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Stakes raised in Stock Exchange battle
OM Gruppen, the operator of Sweden's stock exchange, has raised the stakes in its battle to take over the London Stock Exchange. OM said it would offer LSE shareholders £35.83 in cash and OM shares for each share, in a bid valuing it at £1.06 billion.
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Tomboy - Popstar
A Sussex soprano has been teaching a popstar how to sing. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards, magazine
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Thousands go to blazes
More than 20,000 people lined the roads for a torchlit procession to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. They witnessed a dazzling display as Hastings Bonfire Society members, dressed in colourful costumes, carried burning torches through
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Banned from Sussex
A man accused of attempting to murder his estranged wife's new partner appeared in court today. John William Terry, 56, of Hannington Place, Hurstpierpoint, is alleged to have driven his car at Martin Bender at a car park in Withdean, Brighton, on October
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Share your story from the great flood
Were you affected by the floods that brought Sussex to a standstill? Perhaps you were stranded in your home, had to abandon your car or witnessed a daring rescue. Whatever your experience, we want to hear it in your own words. We'll post as many of your
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Love Matters, by Julia Meanwell
According to a recent report, one in three people have a romantic liaison with a work colleague. People who work in close proximity probably spend more time together than the average couple. Apart from the obvious difficulties of conducting an office
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Me and My Kids, by Bini McCall
We have acquired a new member to our household. My daughter's last two years of pleading for a dog finally got to us. She managed to persuade her dad to visit the local RSPCA centre at Patcham where she promptly fell in love with a black mongrel. We took
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Voice of the Third Age, by Lis Solkhon
The saying used to be "I'm going out into the garden to eat worms" when things were getting on top and you were feeling miserable. Your mother probably warned you against doing anything so stupid and the moment eventually passed following a judicious
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Scenes of devastation
Many of those evacuated during the great flood could have to wait up to six months to return to their homes. Lewes residents, some in tears, were allowed to survey their wrecked houses for the first time at the weekend. Insurance assessors arrived in
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Devastated
I was devastated to read Brighton and Hove Council has given planning permission for a supermarket and cheap houses on the Brighton Station site. Is there no one on the council who shares my vision of a massive shopping centre for the site? It could house
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Get together
I think it time the people of Brighton and Hove got together to sue Brighton and Hove Council for its inability to maintain clean streets. Local councillors tell us side streets are inspected and cleaned three times a week. In my street, however, rubbish
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Date
One to note
Soprano Isabel Cooper taught Billie Piper to sing and has seen her soar up the pop charts. But Izzy is expecting to top the classical charts herself with her new album. She thinks people will warm to her blend of accessible classics as they grow tired
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Obligated
With all the fuss about pensions, the fact remains we have paid compulsory insurance contributions all our working lives, which surely must create a contractual obligation to pay out on an agreed scale, rather than a charitable handout which can be means
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Sussex deputy manager puts one over boss
Sussex assistant manager Dave John got one over on the county boss John Suter as his Hassocks side beat Horsham YMCA 2-1 at the Beacon. In midweek, Suter and John shared the same dugout as Sussex began their defence of the South West Counties Championship
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A mum's love
Christine Wickham, from Woodingdean, Brighton, has made a tremendous sacrifice to enable her son Nicholas to live a long and healthy life. She has donated a kidney to him so he will no longer need dialysis or have to take a cocktail of pills every day
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Looters pounce on flood-hit homes
Looters have taken advantage of the flood chaos in Sussex by breaking into homes, shops and a church. With police at full stretch coping with the disaster, which has devastated parts of Lewes and Uckfield, burglars used the opportunity to go on a crime
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Pensions point
Chuck Odom's claim the pension was originally introduced to help subsidise people's savings and not to live on (Opinion, October 5) is not true. Joseph Chamberlain first proposed such a scheme. He intended it to be voluntary with the State only supplementing
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Illogical plan to move hospitals is ill-considered
Moving non-urgent surgical operations to the Princess Royal Hospital - as suggested in the document Modern Hospital Services for Central Sussex, from the Central Sussex Partnership Programme - and re-directing all surgical and accident emergencies to
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Date
He acted wrongly
The report on Rob Thomson, headmaster of West Blatchington Junior School, who was hailed a hero after single-handedly tackling a fire, made my blood boil. Surely he acted in the exact opposite way the fire brigade would recommend, which is to get yourself
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Frustration for Albion
Albion 0 Scunthorpe 0 Albion became victims of their own success in a bore draw. And manager Micky Adams has warned players and fans alike to expect more of the same at Withdean now that the Seagulls are regarded as contenders for promotion. Scunthorpe's
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Albion boss has no complaints
Albion manager Micky Adams has refused to blame Scunthorpe's spoiling tactics for scuppering his side's winning streak. Saturday's goalless stalemate at Withdean interrupted the Seagulls' sequence of five straight League victories. Fans, angered by persistent
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Concern over late drinking bid
Town centre residents are concerned over plans to extend a pub's opening hours until 2am. The owners of the Fathom and Firkin in Chapel Road, Worthing, are applying to stay open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. They also want to open until midnight
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Ex-head won't be jailed for assaulting pupils
A former Sussex head teacher has escaped jail for indecently assaulting pupils after Crown prosecutors failed to have his sentence increased. Robin Peverett OBE - the former head of the Countess of Wessex's prep school - pleaded guilty last June to nine
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Remembering the exodus
Descendants of 1,800 Sussex people who went in search of a new life in Canada in the 19th Century will return to their roots this month. They will be guests of honour at a ceremony to mark the end of a ten-year research project into an emigration scheme
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Join up to protect beauty spot
Residents are invited to join a group set up to help protect a beauty spot. Telscombe Tye, on the Downs near Telscombe Cliffs, suffers almost annual summer invasions by travellers and debate continues over whether it should be fenced off. Now residents
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Land Rovers all over the prom
More than 200 Land Rovers rolled along Brighton seafront in a rally at the weekend. Enthusiasts from around the country drove from London to Marine Parade for the event, which was scheduled for last month but scuppered by the fuel crisis. Co-organiser
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Prize for horror writer's daughter
The daughter of horror writer James Herbert has won a prize for gaining the best GCSE results in 290 independent schools. Casey Herbert, 16, has been awarded the Whitbread Prize after achieving 13 As including 11A* passes. Mum Eileen said: "We are absolutely
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Date
Mapping out the future
The new local plan for Brighton and Hove will provide a blueprint for development over the next decade. Councillors will debate some of its key points on Thursday. Here we examine ten points from the plan. WALKING The local plan aims to coax people out
